University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Center for Systematic Entomology, Gainesville, Insecta Mundi Florida 2019 The Diptera of Panama. I. Annotated catalog of the Tipulomorpha of Panama Brian J. Armitage Universidad Autónoma de Chiriquí, [email protected] Tomas A. Rios Gonzalez Universidad Autónoma de Chiriquí, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/insectamundi Part of the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Commons, and the Entomology Commons Armitage, Brian J. and Rios Gonzalez, Tomas A., "The Diptera of Panama. I. Annotated catalog of the Tipulomorpha of Panama" (2019). Insecta Mundi. 1215. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/insectamundi/1215 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Center for Systematic Entomology, Gainesville, Florida at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. 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Ríos González Museo de Peces de Agua Dulce e Invertebrados Universidad Autónoma de Chiriquí, David, Republic of Panamá [email protected] Abstract. There are 214 species of the suborder Tipulomorpha (Diptera) known from Panama. Of these, 162 spe- cies were described by the noted American entomologist, Charles Paul Alexander, from Panama during the period from 1912 through 1979. Panama hosts two of the four families found within the Tipulomorpha: Limoniidae (197 species) and Tipulidae (17 species). We have records of only three species from multiple provinces (n = 2) within Panama and 211 species from just one province. The vast majority of the latter are known from a single location within their respective provinces. There are 142 endemic species (66.4%) included in Panama’s Tipulomorpha fauna, with the remainder being found elsewhere in South America (48 species), Central America (44), Mexico (23 species), the Caribbean (14 species), and the United States (4 species). Whereas, this taxonomic group has benefited from collecting in the Canal Zone and the popular western highlands in Chiriqui Province, we know little or noth- ing of the distribution of species within the country, their natural history, or their relationship to water quality. Key words. Limoniidae, Tipulidae, distribution, type locality, annotated bibliography. Resumen. Existen 214 especies del suborden Tipulomorpha (Diptera) conocidas de Panamá. Charles Paul Alexan- der describió 162 especies durante el período comprendido entre 1912 y 1979. Panamá alberga dos de las cuatro familias encontradas dentro de Tipulomorpha: Limoniidae (197 especies) y Tipulidae (17 especies). Tenemos regis- tros de solo tres especies de múltiples provincias (n = 2) dentro de Panamá y 211 especies de una sola provincia. La gran mayoría de estos últimos son conocidos desde un solo lugar con sus respectivas provincias. Hay 142 especies endémicas (66.4%) incluidas en la fauna de Tipulomorpha de Panamá, y el resto se encuentra en Sudamérica (48 especies), otras partes de América Central (44), México (23 especies), el Caribe (14 especies) y Estados Unidos (4 especies). Considerando que, este grupo taxonómico se ha beneficiado de la recolección en la Zona del Canal y las tierras altas occidentales populares en la provincia de Chiriquí, sabemos poco o nada de la distribución de las especies dentro del país, su historia natural, o su relación con la calidad del agua. Palabras clave. Limoniidae, Tipulidae, distribución, tipo localidad, bibliografía anotado. Introduction Within the insect order Diptera, or true flies, resides a group of suborders of generally elongated flies with thin, segmented antennae. In general, these suborders have aquatic or semi-aquatic larvae. Included in these suborders are crane flies, gnats, midges, and mosquitoes, among others (Amorim and Yeates 2006). The suborder Tipulomorpha contains the crane flies, the subject of this publication, from the Republic of Panama. The Tipulomorpha consist of four families (Starý 1992): Cylindrotomidae, Pediciidae, Limoniidae, and Tipulidae, with only the latter two families found to date in Panama. Worldwide, there are over 15,500 species in this suborder, distributed among 700 genera and subgenera (Oosterbroek 2019). Within the Neotropical region, over 3,600 species and subspecies are known. This present work borrows in great measure from the Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World (CCW), by Pjotr Oosterbroek (Oosterbroek 2019) and from the original literature. The former is a tremendous 2 • INSECTA MUNDI 0712, June 2019 ARMITAGE AND GONZÁLEZ resource for professionals and students of crane flies, containing both detailed information as well as sources (as PDFs) for many of the publications cited. Another very valuable resource is the chapter on Tipulidae by Gelhaus (2009) in the Manual of Central American Diptera. This is a most useful introduc- tion to and summary of crane flies in Central America, providing, among other benefits, a key to genera, a synopsis of the fauna by genus, and a robust literature cited section. Prior to this current publication, two very useful and thorough catalogs in our region have been executed from Mexico (Contreras-Ramos and Gelhaus 2002) and Colombia (Ribeiro and Santos 2016). In addition, Dr. Jon Gelhaus is currently working on this group in Costa Rica (personal communication). However, there